Apparently DC had run a contest wherein readers could send in their own costume designs. Clever idea, and I think the Legion of Superheroes did something similar at some point.
In this story, Linda Danvers (Supergirl's alter ego) is a college girl in a funk. Since there's a "girl" in Supergirl, there is but one way for her to brush away her blues:
And who does she see in the clothing store but Wonder Woman, who has given up her superhero lifestyle and now runs her very own boutique. No wonder Supergirl is envious!
But even though Linda is all girl (as she's just proven to the reader), she still makes time for her superheroic duties. Here she investigates a young woman who has mysteriously appeared, comatose, on the Stanhope campus:
Um, can Supergirl do that? Read minds, I mean? Because this is the first I've heard of it.
(The girl, incidentally, had been traumatized by her experiences with an evil cult operating on campus. Because, you know, 1970.)
But Supergirl isn't the only one here displaying heretofore-unknown abilities. Here she again makes use of her Kryptonian super-telepathy, while Wonder Woman...casts a circle and conjures up a spirit?
The spirit, Morganna, is an old foe of Diana's, and is none too happy to be summoned--until she's told who is running the cult, and is then only too happy to lend a hand:
Fortunately for Linda, Diana just happened to have a brand spanking new Supergirl costume hanging on the rack! You wouldn't think there would be a lot of market for that sort of thing, but there you go.
And what about the indestructible part? Supergirl flies into volcanos, acid baths, the cold vacuum of space. Is this new costume going to hold up to that sort of thing? I'm guessing not. I'm guessing that the next time she goes into a burning building to rescue a baby, she's going to come out minus some costume. It's not a good thing.
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Ah, I remember it well. I think I wrote in to vote for my fav outfit. And I seem to recall them putting her in different costumes for a couple of issues. Kara didn't stick with just one in that book.
Heh, see, they did fall apart when she put them to real use! :)
I rarely have time to comment on most other blogs, but, I too was surprised to discover that pre-Crisis, Supergirl could do mind probes! Then again, if Superman could do hypnotic feats, I suppose it's only possible that Supergirl too could have a few neat tricks in store.
Hi Brainfreeze,
Goodness, there is so much to say about Supergirl's fabulous new outfits, but:
Here she again makes use of her Kryptonian super-telepathy, while Wonder Woman...casts a circle and conjures up a spirit?
in the immortal words of Kitty Pryde,
"Yeahbuhwhat?"
Those wacky Greek Amazons and their conjuring circles, their cults, their dress shops...
Ciao,
Amy
Um. Did you swat a fly with Page 3?
Eek! Well, apparently one got into the scanner and I didn't notice. Fixed. :)
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